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Checkers Fire Images

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With the media barred from entering the shopping centre these images are from outside the Greenacres Shopping Centre from 6:30 am this morning. In a case of hurry up and wait – photographers waited for dark smoke to signal a new outbreak and then photographed that – a bit like watching paint dry.

Greenacres Centre Management released this press statement at 7:30 this morning:

Greenacres Centre Management can confirm that at around 3am this morning a fire broke out in the Checkers store.

The Fire Department were immediately called to the scene and are still on site.

No one has been injured as a result of this incident.

There has been smoke and water damage to House and Home, Checkers and a number of other stores as a result of this incident. Therefore the following stores will not be trading today whilst clean up operations are under way:

  • Checkers
  • House & Home
  • Spitz
  • ABSA
  • Bargain Books
  • Ackermans
  • Jet
  • Rage
  • Levisons
  • Romens
  • Exact
  • Identity
  • Queenspark
  • Debonairs
  • Froggies at Tinas
  • Health and Comfort Shoes
  • Shoe City
  • Travelex
  • Fragrance Boutique
  • Cut Above
  • Home Comforts (part of Ackermans)
  • Sheet Street
  • Maurice Levin Jewellers
  • Torga Optical
  • Pollocks
  • BT Games

The cause of the fire is unknown and investigations are underway. All other stores within Greenacres are open for trade and will continue as normal.

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